* Astronomy

Quabbin telescope scrapped

Off limits to the general public, the 12,300 acres of Prescott Peninsula divide virtually the entire length of Quabbin Reservoir and because of its special status has always generated its share of speculation and tall tales.
The vast majority of research on Prescott Peninsula focused on watershed forest management, wildlife and related topics, such as the toll an overabundant white-tailed deer population was taking on forest regeneration.
The radio astronomy site on Prescott, established in 1969, was something of an anomaly, as researchers here were looking light years beyond the Quabbin Reservation.
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